my 29. 1952

liiids -Charm of island unspoiled Ilesiiitghanges

iuvuiung this Province after 111

menl years. Col. Earl W. Thym- mn, senior professor of the de- partment of electrical engineering at the U. B. Naval Academy at Annapolis, finds his favorite sec- tions of Mill River and Fortune Cove unspoiled by modern chang- as and declares this part of jthe island the most lovely vacation area on the continent.

i-ii; wife, who is vacationing at Mr. Cecil Dennis'

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Pure water, in its true sense, is sterile. and therefore devoid of

e. A speckled trout yields some- thing like 800 eggs for every pound in weight. This would lead one to believe that a trout stream would soon be overrun with However, the mortality is so great. that no more than a tenth of the eggs ever survive to reach

' ”. The enemies of fish eggs are legion, from wfld and tame fowl, they range to beetles,

Mm him' dragonflies and so on ad infini- cottages at 0'Leary, is equally Wm- r-nlliusiastic. A irginian, she In 1889 there appeared in I

flnds the island scenery to be very much like the baautifulPled- mont section of her home State. They plan staying here until mid- August, and are renewing many old friendships formed by Col. Thomson during previous visits to ilie Island.

Col. Thomson's mother. who now resides in the United States, was formerly Elizabeth Ann Hardy, of Lot 5, a daughter of George Hardy of Fortune Cove.

As a youth Col. Thomson visited here regularly during the years 1895 to l9l0, spending his vaca- tions on his frandfather's farm at Fortune Cove. I-Ils great-grand- father. Solomon Hardy, once oper- ited a mill at Montrose Pond on the Kildare Road and when the 'amily moved to Fortune Cove they acquired a section of the old Hernwood estate. An uncle or Col. Thomson, Mr. Ira D. Hardy. still resides on this farm. His son and daughter. with ari- iihrr relative. Mrs. John John- iione or St. Eieanors. accompanied ihe Thomsons on a. visit to Char- ciiciown yesterday.

Col. Thomson is senior among some 200 civilian members of the Naval Academy faculty at Annap- olis. which also has 300 officer in- sirucim-s, with 9. total of 3,700 midsiiipmen enrolled.

During the war Col. Thomson served with the U. S. anti-aircraft cnnminnd in London. and subse- queiiily as intelligence officer with ilic famous 8th Bomber Com- mand. He received the Legion of Merit award for his work in con- nection with the setting up of a mnmutatlon system foriflack an- alysis. This system is still being used by the U. E. forces, in opera- ;ions in Korea. Later he served in the headquarters staff at Washington and also with thei :hicf of the flack intelligence ser- rice in the Pacific area.

Col. Thomson states that in all his travels he has found nothing more lovely than Prince Edward island. particularly the western section. "I know it is necessary to move with the times," he said; "but the unspoiled natural charm of the Island is its chief attrac- tion' and I hope this will always be kept in mind in catering to summer visitors."

herd of Hereford cattle at Atchi- soh. Kansas, an animal without horns. This single beast was the founder of the race of polled Herefords.

And the navel orange has been derived from a single tree brought to the 11.5. A. by the Department of Agriculture from Bahia, Brazil.

The truck-garden region about Chicago is ithe greatest cabbage growing area in the world.

The laws of a pike are fitted with seizing teeth and swallowing teeth. The latter are on the roof of the fish's mouth and so inclined towards the back that the strug- gles of its prey only tend to send

it down the lane from which no traveler ever returns. 0 8. O

In the Arctic, Eskimo seal

hunters often use sound effects to decoy seals. A rather curious creature, the seal is easily lured by any unusual sound. A crudely covered wooded seal from whose head pieces of ivory rattle is the decoy most commonly used.

Spiders usually choose the south side of an object to build their nests or rather to erect their webs, and this, of course, is the driest and warmest side.

Go to the fields and woods and you may see some of nature's compasses. The feathery tips of pines and hemlocks nearly al- ways poin in an easterly direc- tion. Goldenrods paint their heads to the north. Another wild com- pass plant is the Rosin weed whose leiives point north and south. The heads of most plants are inclined to follow the sun. Not the Rosin weed. Even at night the traveler can get his di- rections by feeling the leaves.

Also chosen by nature to point directions is the prickly-lettuce (Lactuca scariola). It indicates north and south, which is about all the modern compass can do, I5 "5 needle doesn't point directly to the north pole. but is diverted by a great magnetic influence that lies in the lgoothia peninsula, in Northern Canada. This is some 1.400 miles south of the North pole.

In Northeastern United States the compass needle really point; west of north, while in the south and west it points east of north.

F this when making long journeys or better still get an ac- curate map which indicates both the true and magnetic north"in relation to the region they por- trail. ! I 0

so far as the statistics of hu- man inebrity go, it appears that the offsprings of moderate and even excessive drinkers are in no way inferior to the general run of child.ren.

!t is true, however. that there is a high percentage of defective

mh. children from parents who are

addicted to alcoholic debsu'ches. This sounds like s. contradiction of statement until we learn that alcoholism is a symptom rather than a cause. It denotes a high degree of nervous degeneracy.

Ad in Gui ord, Maine, Register. For Sale: no new milk goat. very gentle and a nice milker, 320. Have to sell her to an individual. Can't sell her to the Government because they have got so many people's goat that they already have a bigger surplus problem than potatoes.

Little, barren, Switzerland has the highest living standard of any country on earth. And there are no slums, no beggars, no illiter- ates, no i persons. There is no king. prime minister. dictat- or, or president. The affairs of the nation are administered by seven men whose presiding officer is elected each year, and enjoys no special authority. Yet in spite of thirswitzerland leads the world in popular self-government. :

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The early Indians drew splendid maps on birch bark by using pieces of charcoal. Those maps show accurately the streams and lakes as well as places where good hunting could be had.

Did you know that the tempo of the crickets song serves the place of is thermometer? No? Well it does. and here's how you may check up. Count the num- ber of cricket chirps in 60 seconds and subtract 40. Divide the result by four and add 50. This gives you the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Try it. You'll find out that the insect never varies more than 2 or 3 degrees with A good thermometer.

TOKYO, July 25-(Reuters)-A "fairly strong" earthquake today rocked the northern part of Hon- shu. the main Japanese island, and Hokkaido. the northern is- land. No damage was reported.

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of my dear Mother, Mrs. Thomas Noonan, who passed away July 20th, 1950.

Dear Mother, you are not forgot- ten.

Though on earth you are no more, still in memory you are with us. As you always were before.

Lovingly Remembered by "sughter. Mrs. Robert Leclalr and Grand-

daughter. Patricia Anne.

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i the Chicago convention. The gover-

nor of Illinois is recognised as a skiiful sister who achieves an im- pression of sincerity Is he speaks. Democrat, conscious of the col-

orful pereonaiity of Gen. Eisen- hower, the Republican candidate, are openly stating that Stevenson is the one person who could win the Nov. A election against Ike.

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FLIGHTS DAILY except Sunday to New Glasgow and Halifax. Phone Maritime Central Airways 2061 or 504.

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THE REGULAR. Prayer Meeting and Bible study will be held in the Presbyterian Church, Brookdield, Thursday evening as usual at 8 P. M. -

P. W. O. EXAMINATION! The name of Innis Mcxenns. of Mermaid school was inadvertently omitted from the list of success- ful candidates published last sat- urday.

THE BOARD OF 00MJVl.il8- SIONERS of the Provincial Sana- torium gratefully acknowledge a most generous gift of books from the estate of the late Miss Alex- andra Scott. These books are of the highest type and will be a splendid addition to the Sanatorium library.

ON DISPLAY today and Tues- day, 4 wheel drive, one ton Wlilys truck. If you have .a job for :1 four wheel drive vehicle dorfl fail to see the world famous. Wlilys at MacKay Motors. 39 St. Peter's Road, phone 1048.

ENGAGEMENT-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Peters. Rollo Bay. announce- the engagemen' of their eldest daughter, Mary Ramona, to LAC. Kenneth Felix Doucettc, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dollcette. Rollo Bay, marriage to take place August the eighteenth at St. Al- exisichurch, Rollo Bay.

A CAR YOU CAN afford. New 1952 Morris Minor-50 miles per gsllon. Proven to have lots of power over the Cabot Trail and the Rocky Mountains. Cruising speed 60 miles per hour. Cars available for immediate delivery. Down payment as low as 3500.00. MacKny Motors, 59 St. Feicr's Road. Phone 1048.

MOST UNUSUA-I:-The ancient

query of "What comes first-the chicken or the egg"-might Well be.replaced by "What comes mat, the yolk or the white". Scientif- ically speaking. the white, grows from the yolk. But now it is won- deredi Mr. Hugh Simpson. Sr., City, was breaking open a hard- boiled egg for lunch, a large Grade A egg. but to his amaze- ment no yolk could be found- Just a 1009!: "white" egg! The Poultry Division of the Depart-

ment of Agriculture comments: "Most unusual". AT ROTARY-Mr. Paul Cud-

more gave a most interesting talk on the water safety program of the Red Cross at Rotary yester- day and outlined the work being carried on in 32 ommunities throughout the Province. The chairman yesterday was R. H. Rogers with co-chairman Ralph Jones. Guests present were Ro- tarians George MacRae. Yonkers, N. Y.; Fletcher Troop, st. John's, Newfoundland; John Argue. Ot- tawa; J. L. Pcgnem. Montreal; Earl Thomson, Annapolis. Mary- land; Rev. Melville Aitken, Ham- ilton, Ont.; Lew Christie, Truro, N.B.; Wallace MacKay, Hamilton. Bermuda. Guests of Rotary were Rev. J.S. Bonnell, New York City; Bqdn. Leader L. P. S. Bing. Ot- tawa; John Pettigrew, Yonkers. N. Y.; Benjamin Rogers, Dept. Ex- ternsl Affairs, Ottawa; Albert Werenfels. Montreal.

Personals

Mr. and Mrs. Fred 13. Small re- turned to the Island Sunday even- ing from their honeymoon spent in Palisades, N. Y.

The many friends of Mr; Le- Roy I-lowatt. Crapaud. are sorry to learn that she is a patient in the P.E.I. Hospital, and wish her a speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yeo. and Mrs. Margaret Carruthers of Red Mill, Quebec, are visiting relatives and friends in O'Lcary and vicin- ity.

Mrs. Vera Melvin and Mrs. Gor- don Wilbur have returned to then homes after attending the Church of the Nazarene.

Mrs. George Morrison of Char- lottetown left on Friday morning by motor to visit friends and re- lativee in concord. N. I-i..

Mrs. Catherine Trainnr. Valley Street, Charlottetown, had as her guests last week her son Thomas. and Mrs. Trainer and their three little boys, Frankie, Johnnie and Bobbie, of Moncton, N. B.

The Misses Rome. and Inez Gsss. who are taking a summer course at Mount Allison Univer- sity, Bsckville, 'N. 8,, spent the

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard saulnier and family, Donna Marie and Richard Wayne. of Moncton, are visiting Mrs. Saulnier's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Smith, North Rustico.

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the broad attractive foliage. Be- gonias delight in a rich soil and I have found that after they have grown into a large tuber that a large container is best, the soil must always be kept moist but not wet. In raised beds in a shady protected place from high winds they will be a Joy all summer. When frost comes they should be lifted and stored in boxes in a dry cool basement.

The Multiflore. Begonia is a strain that has been bred to pro- duce hundreds of medium sized flowers per plant. instead of 9. lim- ited number of the giant ' flowers. Beds and borders planted with the Multiflora Begonias are more col- orful and brilliant because of the greater masses of blooms that are carried well above the foliage. They also are able to with- stand hest and direct sunlight bet- ter than the other types. The bulbs

may be kept from year to year and m

they increase in size.

The large varieties come in sing- le-crested, double-friiled, ruffled. rose formed and the Camellia type is the loveliest of all. Begonia Pen- dula. is an exquisite type for hang- ing baskeia, window baskets, win- dew. boxes or pots. It is trailing and a continuous bloomer. There are so many flowers blooming at this time that I must leave them until next week. wishing you much joy in your own gardens.

”A garden is our happiest means for evoking Nature's mystic, as well as Nature's sensible music. it is in itself the consummate eloquence of the living silence of sunlight, s silence in which sunlight, with the aid of earth's elements. expresses itself in the lovely color of flow- ers."

-Scott.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL HELD

-one in a series of entertain- ments for the new school was held at Indian River on Wednes- day evening, July 23rd. and was very copsbly presided over by Mrs. Grace Easter. Mrs. William Hick- ey. Mrs. Bernard A. lVfacLellan, Mrs. Frank Shea. and Mrs. Hu-

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An abundance of delicious ice cream with the various trimmings, and lunches nnd hot-dogs were available and the very large crowd in btiendanc disposed of all sup- plies. Lively music by the Campbell (tehestra was supplied and every- one enioyed a few hours of "ltsppin' to the music". The ef- forts of those willing workers to make all welcome were rewarded with a very substantial sum for the new school.

Youth Day Program For Old Home Week Now Being Planned

A combined effort on the part of the Departments of Education, Agriculture and National Resour- ces to make the opening day of Old Home Week a success has developed a working committee thoroughly competent to achieve that end.

Designated and

"Youth Day", afternoon. with periods of ap- proximately 15 minutes each de- voted to the varied interests of the young people, the round of activities will be highlighted by a vaudeville show to which there will be no admission charge. While the complete programme will not be determined until Thursday when the committee meets again, tentative arrange- ments indicate that speakers and demonstrators from the different Departments involved, both Pro- vincial and Federal, will take part in the activities respecting dairy cattle, beef and dual purpose cat- tle, horses. sheep. swine, poultry, forestry demonstration, silo dem- onstration, fish and game. potter wheel. weaving and cheese mak-

it.

At 11 am. a series of interest- ing films will be shown, lasting about one hour.

A cross section of Government officials and officers constitute the committee with Mr. Maurice Deacon as chairman. other mem- bers are: Hon. Eugene Cullen, E. D. MacPhail. Bramwell Chandler, R.C. Parent, Dr. J.P. Lantz, Har- old Clay, Miss Mary Robin, W. S. McMurty. J.W. G. Nicholson. with Dr. J.P. Lnntz and H.J. Kennedy irom the Exhibition Association.

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on Monday evening, July 21st, the regular meeting of the Clyde River Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. John Beer with in members and one visitor pres- ent. Mrs.. Watson Livingston pre- sided. Meeting opened by repeating the "Creed" in unison, and the roll call was responded to by each member telling what she remem- bered about her first day at school. Next roll call is to be an-.

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Minutes of the were read, approved and signed, and Mrs. John Darrach gave a report of the ice cream social; the net proceeds amounted to 328.20. A hearty vote of thanks was ex- tended to John Gillespie for" kindly bringing out the ice cream and returning containers. All bills were ordered paid.

The members who attended the district convention which was held at Long Creek gave a report of the meeting. Collection sm- ounted to 31.30 and one new member was welcomed.

The next meeting is to be held at the home of Mrs. Harry Mac-

last meeting

an. Mrs. Reginald Macxinnon was asked to give a paper on "Drama". The meeting closed by singing "The Queen" and lunch was serv- ed and a social hour enjoyed by all.

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